method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
don't you think?; indicates question
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state